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Egypt regime 'at war' with the press: media union 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Egyptian journalists take part in a protest outside the Syndicate headquarters in Cairo on May 3, 2016 on the occasion of World Press...

EU's Tusk urges Greek debt deal 'very soon' 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

"I urge finance ministers to reach an agreement very soon,"EU President Donald Tusk told reporters as he entered talks in Brussels with Japanese...

Differences over missile defense, fine print snag US-Israel aid deal 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on September 30, 2013. AFP / Saul Loeb Israel...

Trump eyes knockout blow against Cruz in Indiana 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump is greeted on stage by fellow Republican candidate Ted Cruz before speaking at a rally against the Iran nuclear deal in...

French 'zombie' worker sues boss over 'bore-out' 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE. The plaintiff, who was paid an annual salary of more than 80,000 euros, was sacked in September 2014 after he had...

Comoros to hold partial re-run of presidential poll on May 11 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Moinaecha Youssouf Djalali , the only woman candidate in the Comoros presidential election, greeting people during a visit to a...

IS may be making chemical weapons, warns watchdog 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE. "Although they could not attribute this to Daesh... there are strong suspicions that they may have used it (chemical weapons)," Ahmet...

Canada government has trouble detecting citizenship fraud: watchdog 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Reuters / Blair Gable By David Ljunggren OTTAWA: Canada’s government is not doing enough...

Merkel lends backing to halt rise of France's far-right 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

"I will make my contribution towards ensuring that other political forces are stronger than the National Front," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told students...

Israeli gets life for burning alive Palestinian teen 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinian protesters hold placards depicting portraits of Mohammed Abu Khdeir outside the district court in Jerusalem on May 3, 2016 as a life...

EU executive to propose reforming asylum system 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters BRUSSELS: The European Union’s executive will propose a reform of the bloc’s asylum rules on Wednesday,...

Israeli troops kill Palestinian driver who rammed soldiers in WBank: army 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A Palestinian protester remonstrates with an Israeli police officer outside the Jerusalem District Court, during the sentencing of Yosef Ben David for the...

Fashion glitterati descend on Cuba for Chanel runway show 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman with a U.S. flags looks at the arrival of U.S. Carnival cruise ship Adonia at the Havana bay, the first cruise...

Moscow hopes for truce 'within hours' as fighting rocks Aleppo 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Staffan de Mistura (L) , UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) hold a joint press conference...

Opinion: The ‘bad boy’ cleric poised to be Iraq’s next kingmaker 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, March 22, 2016. REUTERS / Alaa Al-Marjani By Mohamad Bazzi For years...

Kerry warns Assad of 'repercussions' if Syria truce violations continue 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "repercussions" if his regime flouts a new ceasefire...

Six funerals held after Ohio family massacre 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

An Ohio massacre of eight family members in execution-style killings was a sophisticated operation that will require a lengthy investigation, officials say. AFP...